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4/100 Days of Productivity
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6.25.16
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Holidays, Festivals, & other important days
(la) Navidad = Christmas navideño/a = Christmas (adj) / Christmastime
(la) Nochebuena = Christmas Eve (la) víspera de Navidad = Christmas Eve [lit. “Christmas vesper”]
(el) Día de los Reyes Magos = Three Kings’ Day
(el) Adviento = Advent (el) Advenimiento de Cristo = Advent
Hanukkah / Chanukah = Hanukkah
(la) Nochevieja = New Year’s Eve
(el) Año Nuevo = New Year’s Day
(el) Año Nuevo Chino = The Chinese New Year
(el Día de) San Valentín = Valentine’s Day
(el Día de) San Patricio = St. Patrick’s Day
Halloween = Halloween
(el) Día de los Muertos = Day of the Dead
(el) Día de Todos los Santos = All Soul’s Day (el) Día de los (Fieles) Difuntos = All Souls’ Day [lit. “day of the loyal/faithful deceased”]
(el) Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints’ Day Todos los Santos = All Saints’ Day
la Cuaresma = Lent
Mardi Gras = Mardi Gras / “Shrove Tuesday” Martes de Carnaval = Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday / Carnevale
(el) Miércoles de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday (el) Día de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday
(el) Jueves Santo = Holy Thursday / “Maundy Thursday”
(el) Viernes Santo = Good Friday
(el) Sábado Santo = Holy Saturday (el) Sábado de Gloria = Holy Saturday
(el) Domingo de Ramos = Palm Sunday
(la) Pascua = Easter
(la) Semana Santa = Holy Week / Easter [the week surrounding Easter Sunday]
(el) Día de Independencia = Independence Day
(el) Día de los (Veteranos) Caídos = Memorial Day [lit. “day of the fallen (veterans)”] (el) Día de Conmemoración de los Caídos = Memorial Day [lit. “Day of Remembrance of the Fallen”
(el) Día de Acción de Gracias = Thanksgiving
el cumpleaños = birthday el cumple = birthday (slang)
el bautismo = baptism / christening
la boda = wedding
el funeral = funeral
el entierro = burial
(el) Ramadán = Ramadan
(el) Yom Kippur = Yom Kippur (el) Día de Perdón = Yom Kippur [lit. “day of forgiveness”]
la estación = season
el mes = month mensual = monthly
el año = year anual = yearly / annual
la primavera = spring de primavera / primaveral = springtime
el otoño = autumn / fall de otoño / otoñal = autumnal / fall (adj)
el verano = summer de verano, veraniego/a = summery / summertime
el invierno = winter de invierno, invernal = winter(time), wintry
el equinoccio de primavera = spring equinox
el equinoccio de otoño = autumnal equinox
el solsticio de verano = summer solstice
el solsticio de invierno = winter solstice
las vacaciones = vacation / day off la feria = day off, holiday / “fair” or carnival
ir de vacaciones = to go on vacation/holiday veranear = to spend summer (somewhere) / “to summer”
el feriado = holiday feriado/a = a day that is a holiday, an “observed” holiday (el) día festivo, (el) feriado religioso = holy day, religious holiday
el puente = “bridge” [sometimes “long weekend” or “Bank Holiday”; a puente are the days off before or after a big holiday, so if Christmas falls on a Wednesday, you’d typically get the Tuesday off for Christmas Eve and probably the Monday off as your puente… not technically a holiday, but some places won’t make you come in to work that day; Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving) in the U.S. is a puente as well, where you then have the weekend off and go back to work on Monday]
la fiesta = party / feast day, holy day, holiday las fiestas = parties / holidays (in this sense it more means observed holidays, so las fiestas de España means “the holidays/festivals of Spain” which can include national holidays or more regional holidays or what they call “popular holidays” like La Tomatina or something like that that’s unique to a city or region]
(el) día santo = saint’s day (el) día del santo patrón = saint’s day [lit. “day of a patron saint”]
celebrar = to celebrate
pasar = to spend (time), to observe a holiday pasarlo bien = to have a good time [can be pasarla bien if it’s specifically la fiesta or a feminine noun] disfrutar (de) / gozar (de) = to enjoy something
regalar, dar un regalo = to give a gift
el regalo = gift, present
¡Feliz ___! = Happy ___!
*Note: With some exceptions, this list is mostly designed around the holidays observed in the U.S. and particularly Christian ones; other countries and religions have their own holidays that may or may not be included on this list so feel free to add any big ones I’ve missed.
Estar
Is the second Spanish verb that means “to be”. Estar is used to describe something’s essence. Examples include: position (1), location (2), action (3), physical and mental condition (4) and emotion (5).
Estoy acostado esperándote. | I’m lying down waiting for you.
Mi abuela está en el mercado. | My grandmother is at the market.
Estoy cantando en la ducha. | I’m singing in the shower.
Ellos están cansados. | They are tired.
Mirella está triste. | Mirella is sad.
Spanish + Catalan Christmas Vocabulary
m. - masculine word // f. - femenine word
Angel - m. Ángel - Àngel
Bells - f. Campanas - Campanes
Birth - m. Nacimiento - Naixement
Cake - m. Pastel - Pastís
Candle - f. Vela - Espelma
Candy cane - m. Bastón de caramelo - Bastó de caramel
Carols - m. Villancicos - Nadales
Celebration - f. Celebración - Celebració
Chimney - f. Chimenea - Xemeneia
Christmas - f. Navidad - m. Nadal
Cookie - f. Galleta - Galeta (although you can say cookie as well)
Decorations - f. Decoraciones - Decoracions
Elf - m. Elfo - Follet
Family - f. Familia - Família
Fireplace - f. Chimenea - Llar de foc
Garland - f. Guirnalda - Garlanda
Gingerbread man - m. Hombre de jengibre - Home de gingebre
Guest - m. Invitado - Convidat
Happy Holidays! - ¡Felices Fiestas! - Bones Festes!
Happy New Year! - ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! - Bon Any Nou!
Hot chocolate - m. Chocolate caliente - f. Xocolata desfeta
Ice skating - m. Patinaje sobre hielo - Patinatge sobre gel
Joy - m. Júbilo - f. Joia
Lights - f. Luces - Llums
Log - m. Tronco - Tronc
Merry Christmas! - ¡Feliz Navidad! - Bon Nadal!
Mistletoe - m. Muérdago - Vesc
Mittens - m. Mitones (although Guantes is more common) - Guants
Naughty - Travieso/a - Entremaliat/Entremaliada
Nice - Bueno/a - Bo/Bona
Nutcracker - m. Cascanueces - Trencanous
Ornament - m. Ornamento, Adorno - Ornament, f. Decoració
Package - m. Paquete - Paquet
Parade - m. Desfile - f. Desfilada
Party - f. Fiesta - Festa
Presents - m. Regalos - Regals
Reindeer - m. Reno - Ren
Reunion - f. Reunión - Reunió
Sales - f. Rebajas, m. Descuentos - f. Rebaixes, m. Descomptes
Santa Claus - Santa Claus, Papá Noel - Santa Claus, Pare Noel
Scarf - f. Bufanda - Bufanda
Sleigh - m. Trineo - Trineu
Snow - f. Nieve - Neu
Snowball - f. Bola de nieve - Bola de neu
Snowflake - m. Copo de nieve - Floc de neu
Snowman - m. Muñeco de nieve - Ninot de neu
Socks - m. Calcetines - Mitjons
Spirit - m. Espíritu - Esperit
Star - f. Estrella - Estrella
Sweater - m. Suéter, Jersey - Suèter, Jersei
Toy - m. Juguete - f. Joguina
Tradition - f. Tradición - Tradició
Tree - m. Árbol - Arbre
Turkey - m. Pavo - Gall d’indi, Indiot
Unwrap - Desenvolver, Abrir - Desembolicar, obrir
Winter - m. Invierno - Hivern
Wise Men - m. Los Reyes Magos - Els Reis Mags
Wish - m. Deseo (to wish - Desear) - Desig (to wish - Desitjar)
Wool hat - m. Gorro de lana - Gorro de llana
Wrap - Envolver - Embolicar
¡Felices fiestas a todos! Bones festes a tothom!
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🇪🇸Spanish cheat sheet🇪🇸
“Falsos Amigos” or False Friends
These are pairs of words in two different languages that appear very similar. However, the meaning of the word in your target language is very different from the meaning of the word in your native language.
A classic example is the Spanish word embarazada. It appears to mean “embarrassed” to an English speaker, but in reality it means “pregnant”.
‘No bueno’ is mistakenly used as a Spanish phrase…
Well it’s not and its origin is a mystery to me. The truth is that this phrase is incorrect. It’s missing a verb! And if it’s missing a verb, it’s also missing the built in subject. Here’s how you can express when something is “no good”:
No está bueno. = It’s not good. Use when you don’t like something you just experienced.
No es bueno. = It’s not good. Use when you would not recommend something in question.
No me gusta. = I don’t like it. Use when you don’t like something.
No está bien. = It’s not right. Use when you disagree with a situation.
Most people know that adiós is the Spanish word for bye, but…
did you know that it’s not very common to hear in Spanish speaking countries? In fact, adiós implies that you may be parting ways forever. Here’s a list of more common ways of saying bye:
¡Nos vemos! = See you! Common in all Spanish speaking countries.
¡Hasta luego! = See you later! Common in all Spanish speaking countries.
¡Bai! = Bye! Common in Mexico in informal settings.
¡Chau! = Ciao! Common in Argentina and Uruguay in informal settings.
¡Cuídate! = Take care! Common in Chile in informal settings.
Me saludas a tu mamá. = Say hi to your mother for me. Common in closer relationships.
It should be noted that all of these phrases are well understood in all Spanish speaking countries and are used to some extent.
Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)
Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.
Get started:
Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.
Tips to get you started
Language Hacking tips (blog)
More language hacking tips (blog)
The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)
How to Learn Any Language
Effective Language Learning
Ankidroid (flashcard maker)
Multiple languages, one website
Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)
BBC Languages (40 languages)
Learn A Language (18 languages)
Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)
L-lingo (21 languages)
101languages (167 languages)
Languagepod101 (31 languages)
Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)
My Languages (95 languages)
Surface Languages (43 languages)
Lingualia (Spanish)
Linguanaut (16 languages)
OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])
Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)
Livemocha (Various languages)
Polyglotclub
Sharedtalk
Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)
Couchsurfing
Babbel
Specific Languages
Korean:
Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well
Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar
k-is4korean
Talktomeinkorean
Learn-korean
korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary
Easytolearnkorean
Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation
Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries
Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs
Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!
hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.
letstteok-korean
Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)
fluentkorean
sweetandtasty
seoulistic - For culture lessons
GenkiKorean
Korean Word Game
English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes
Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul
Korean - Reddit threat
Chinese/Mandarin:
Hackingchinese
Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.
Chinese Open courseware
Chinese Language - Reddit threat
Chinese Textbook
Chineasy
Learn Mandarin
Chinese Hacks
yoyochinese
How can I learn Chinese
Why is Chinese so damn hard?
Japanese:
Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube
Guidetojapanese
Free Japanese lesson
Japaneseclass.jp
thejapanesepage
Japanesepod101
Tofugu
Erin’s Challenge!
Jplang
Yesjapan
Marugoto - Includes culture lessons
Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana
Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!
Esperanto:
Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.
Esperantofre
Esperanto “library”
Esperanto Grammar
Esperanto (Duolingo)
German:
Learn German Online
German Language Guide
Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game
Basic German
Deutsch Lernen
Slow German
Kids’ Games - For vocabulary
Italian:
MIT Open Courseware
Italian Language Guide
Italian Grammar
Italian For Beginners - YouTube
Latin:
Some Latin grammar
Latin Course - YouTube
Portuguese:
Oneness
Ta Falado
Portuguese (Duolingo)
French:
Learn French Guide
Coffee Break French
University of Texas: Francais interactif
Podcastfrancaisfacile
French Language Guide
Lingopolo/french
Le Journal en français facile
News in Slow French
Francolab
Cliffs Notes
Native French Speech
French Podcast
Spanish:
Spanish - About.com
@spanishskulduggery
Study Spanish
Cliffs Notes
Destinos
One Minute Spanish
One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)
Thai:
Learn Thai Podcast
Woman Learn Thai
Let’s Talk Thai
Thai 101
Lingopolo/thai
Arabic:
Books to Learn Arabic
Mandinah Arabic
Arabic Verbs (PDF)
al3arabiya
Arabic Pronouns (PDF)
Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!
Arabic For Language Exchange
Peace Corps
Hindi:
A Door Into Hindi
Learning Hindi
NYU Hindi Course
Quillpad - Great for typing
Namaste Dosti
SU Hindi Course
ispeakhindi
Hindi Script
Vietnamese:
VietnamesePod101
Survival Phrases
seasite.niu.edu
Learn Vietnamese Online
Greek:
Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)
Romanian:
Rolang
One Minute Romanian
Welsh:
Say Something in Welsh
Welsh Vocab
Dutch:
Lingopolo/dutch
Learn Dutch
Russian:
Speak Russian
Russian Alphabet
Taste of Russian
Master Russian
Russian Open Courseware
Russian Handwriting
Swedish:
Klartext
SwedishLingQ
Survival Phrases
That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck!
Learning another language
me: wow! I think I can actually start to read and understand this new language
people: *ask me questions and talk to me in that language*
me: I know nothing my life is a lie
Language learners’ levels of weirdness.
when someone asks if I work out
This is me, except I need to strengthen everything
FR- foutre
This slang French verb has 2 meanings, and thus can replace 2 regular verbs:
faire (to do, make)
mettre (to put, put on)
Its past participle is foutu. Here are some examples:
Mais qu’est-ce que tu fous ?! - “But what the fuck are you doing?!”
T’as foutu quoi là ?! - “What the fuck have you done?!”
Ne fous pas tes affaires là ! - “Don’t put your stuff here!”
C’est bien foutu, ça. - “This is well made.”
The past participle foutu can be used as an adjective, which can mean “fucking” “fucked” or “broken (beyond repair)”:
Tu es foutu ! - “You’re fucked!”
La machine est foutue. - “The machine is broken beyond repair.”
C’est foutu. - “That’s fucked/impossible.”
Où sont ces foutues clés ?! - “Where are thos fucking keys?!”
Some idioms:
mal foutu = shitty (lit. “badly made”)
j’en ai rien à foutre = j’en ai rien à faire = “I don’t give a fuck about it”
se foutre de = to laugh at, s.o., to not care about sth/s.o.
Tu te fous de ma gueule ?! = “Are you fucking kidding me?!”
Last but not least, the noun le foutre is slang for ‘semen’. A really ugly word tbh.
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